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Mr. Richards was quite good at shooting He had taken part in several competitions in his small town. He had never actually won a prize, But each time he had done well, and once he had come fourth.

Then he had to go to a big city on business for a month, and as he had nothing to do in the evenings there, he joined the local rifle (步*) club, and spent several pleasant evenings shooting there.

The rifle club had a very good first-class team, which used to take part in a lot of important shooting competitions. One of these took place while Mr. Richards was with them, and of course he went to see it. But one of the members of the club's team suddenly fell ill just before the match, and the captain hurried to choose someone else to take his place. Mr. Richards was introduced to him. He was therefore invited to take part in the competition instead of the sick man.

Mr. Richards had never taken part in such an important competition. He felt greatly honored, but he also felt very nervous. He could not keep his hands from trembling (颤抖) while shooting, with the result that he did very badly. When he took his score (积分单) to the captain, he said, “After seeing my score, I feel like going outside and shooting myself.”

The captain looked at the score for a few seconds and then said, “Well, you'd better take two bullets (子*) with you if you do that!”

1. Once Mr. Richards came fourth in the competition because _____.

A. he liked shooting                              B. he was good at shooting

C. he often took part in the game           D. all the shots (*手) were newcomers

2. Mr. Richards joined the rifle club because ______.

A. he would take part in the important competition.

B. he wished to make friends with the famous shots

C. he wished to be a member of the good first-class team

D. he felt lonely when he stayed in the big city.

3. The members of the club's team thought ______, so they invited him to take the　sick man's place.

A. Mr Richards was free that evening     B. Mr Richards had joined their club

C. Mr. Richards was a good shot           D. Mr. Richards spent several evenings there

4. _______, so he did badly in the competition.

A. Mr. Richards was afraid to fail          B. Mr. Richards was from a small town.

C. Something was wrong with Mr. Richards' hands

D. Something was wrong with Mr. Richards' rifle

5. The meaning of the captain's word was that ______.

A. Mr. Richards had to go on practicing shooting

B. Mr Richards couldn't shoot himself with one bullet

C. Mr. Richards had to buy a better rifle for himself

D. He had made a wrong decision that evening

【回答】

1B 2D 3C 4A 5B

知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

题型：阅读理解